Oil-column.



W. M. ROSE. OIL COLUMN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 25, 1906.

Qt (MW-,2, A92 M @azw A l/orney PATENTED DEC. 17, 1907.

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OIL-GDL'UMN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1eo7.-

Application filed 511110261906. Serial NovSZSQQ.

To all whom ti may concern:

Beit known that WnsLnv M." Rose, a of the United States, residing at Sacramento, in the county of Sacramento and State of California, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Columns, of

which the following is a specification.

My invention relates generally to stand pipes but is more particularly designed as anoil column for delivering fuel or other oil to locomotives, cars, wagons, and other vehicles and tanks from storage tanks and consists of the parts and combination of parts as will be more fully hereinafter pointe( out.

Heretofore, it has been customary to use vertically moving spouts or columns without means for catching the waste oil and consequently said oil becomes spattered upon surrounding objects and is thus constantly a source of danger from fire. and expense in cleaning.

The object of my invention is to overcome these diiliculties and to provide, means for the collection of all waste. and leakage of oil and the return of the same to the storage tank ,or'pipe lines.

1n the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a stand pipe embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a detail view of the telescoping nozzle. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the sump with connected parts broken away. i

1 indicates the vertical member of the stand pipe embedded for a supportin the concrete block or other suitable-foundation 2, the lower end of said member being con nected to the pipe line 3.

4 is a valve in the vertical member for corn trolling the How of oilor other fluid through the stand pipe. I

5 is a horizontal member of the stand pipe revolubly mounted in a packing bdx 6 upon her 5 having a counterbalance weight 7. horizontal member 5 is provided witha control valve 8, from which extends a nozzle 9 composed of a series of telescoping sectionsas more Fig. 2. a

A waste pipe composed of telescopic sections 10 andll is suspended from the horizontal member 5 by means of a rigid bracket clearly shown in 12 and a spring support 13, the spring support 1.3 being secured to the member 10 of the waste pipe.

14is a packing box 10 and 11 of the waste between the sections pipe to prevent' leak age at the joint between the two sections of therein.

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pipe. The outer end of the pipe section 11 carries a dripping pan 15 which is adapted, under the influence of the spring support 13 to have a fluid tight engagement. with the lower end of the nozzle 9 whereby all drippings and waste from the nozzle are pre vented from falling to the ground'and becoming lost, said waste being 7conducted from said pan through the waste pipe sec tions 10 and 11, whence it is delivered into the sump 16. The sump 16 is secured to the vertical member 1 of the stand pipe and en tends entirely around the pipe with a fluid tight joint and is positioned on said member 1 below the stufiing-box 6 so that all drippings from the stuffing box are caught It will be noticed that the discharge end of the waste pipe is deflected downwardly toward the sump 16. and pro jects slightly into said sump but is not rigidly attached to the sump, the object of which will be more fully hereinafter set out.

17 is a waste tank suitably mounted in an under ound vault18. This tank is connecter. to the sump 16 by means of a pipe 19, having a valve 20, Thelwaste tank .17 is connected to the vertical'member 1 by means oi a pipe 21 having a suitable valve 22. The ipe 21 leads from the bottom of the 'waste tank while the'pipe 19 leads to the top of the 23 is a pipe leading into thetop of the waste tank 17 from a suitable source of" pres-I sure, such for instance, as a steam boiler or com repsed air tank.

T e operation of the stand pipe is as follows: Therevoluble member 5 of the stand pipe is swung into the desired position, thus ringing the nozzle 9 directly over the vehiole to be filled with oil whereuponthe drip an- 15 is removed. from the end of the nozzle y depressing the waste pipe against the torn sion of the spring support 13 and swinging said pan to one side of the nozzle, the 5 ring support elevating the pan above the ower end of the nozzle. If necessary, the nozzle is lengthened by extendingits telescopic sections. Assuming that the valve Sis open, the valve 4 is now 0 ened and oil or other liquid fuel permitte to flow through the stand pipe through the vertical member 1, the horizontal member 5, thence throuqh'the nozzle 9 into the receptacle to be fille As soon as 'the vehicle is filled, the valve i. is closed and the drip pan '15 immediately delivery end is n'ieaus to discharge the swung under and up against the lower end ol the nozzle 9, where it is held with a liquid tight 'oint by means of the s )ring support 13. 'ihe oil remaining in the horizontal member 5' and nozzle 9 is conducted through the waste pipe sections .10 and 11 into the sump 16, whence it is conducted into the waste tank 17 by means of the pipe 19. The Waste tank 17 may be of a capacity that will hold the waste 01" the stand pipe, for, say, twenty-four hours. Of course it may be larger or smaller as desired. As soon as the tank 17 is filled, the valve 20 in the pipe 1!) is closed, the valve 22 in the pipe 21 opened, and the valve 24 in the pipe 23 opened,

whereupon, pressure is introduced into thev Waste tank 17 of sufficient degree to expel all of the contents from the said tank through the pipe 21 into the vertical member of the stand pipe whereby all waste from the stand pipe is returned to the stand pipe or into the l pipe line.

The waste pipe from the nozzle 9 being free from the' sump 16, is iree'to be revolved with the-horizontal member 5, whereby its always in proper position to deliver the waste within the sump.

Inasmuch as there is a sliding connection between the sections 10 and 11 of the waste pipe, the drip pan when removed from the end ofthe nozzle 9, may, with the pipe section 11, be moved toward the vertical membar 1 of the stand pipe, the section 1] telescoping within the section 10.

s soon as the waste tank 17 has been emptied of its contents, the valves 2-11 and 22 are closed and the valve 20 opened.

It is obvious that slight changes might be made in the details of construction withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention, hence, I do not conlinc myself to the details of construction shown.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:'

1. The combination with a fluid stand pipe, of a waste receptacle, means connectmg said receptacle with the delivery end of said pipe, and means connecting said receptacle with said stand pipe below the delivery end. a i

2. The combination with a fluid stand pipe, of a waste receptacle, means connecting said receptacle with the delivery end-of said pipe, means connecting the receptacle with saidstand pipe below the delivery end and waste from said receptacle into the supply pipe. f

3. The combination with a fluid stand pipe, of means to collect the drip )ings from the delivery end of the pipe anr means to f discharge said drippings into the supply pipe of the stand pipe, whereby the waste of the fluid is prevented.

4; In a stand pipe, the combination with the delivery pipe, of a drip pan and pipe leading therefrom, and resi iently mounted on said delivery ipe.

5. In a stand pipe, the combination with a vertical pipe, a sum secured around the same, of a horizontal (Ielivery pipe revolubly mounted on said vertical pipe, a drip pan adapted to close the end of the delivery pipe, a pipe connected to said pan and leading in said sump but free to move around the vertical pipe within said sump.

6. in a stand pipe, the combination with a vertical pipe, of a sump secured around the same, of a horizontal delivery pipe revolubly mounted on said vertical pipe, adrip pan adapted to close the end of the delivery pipe, a (ilpe connected to said pan and leading into sai sumpbut free to move around the vertical pipe within said sump and a waste receptacle connected with said sump. v

7. In a stand pipe, the combination with a horizontally disposed delivery pipe revolubly mounted, of a waste rece tacle, a drip pipe leading from the end 0 the delivery pipe into said receptacle, a valve in said pipe, a supply pipe, a valved pipe leading from said receptacle into the supply pipe, a valve in the supply pipe above the valved pipe, and a pressure supply pipe leading into the waste tank whereby cred from the said receptacle into the supply )1 )e. I 8. In a stand pipe, the combination with the delivery portion, of a drip pan adapted to seal said portion, a pipe secured to and communicating with. said )an, a bracket carrying the inner end of said pipe, a spring sccured to the said delivery portion and resiliently supporting the outer portion of said pipe and its pan.

9. In a stand pipe, the combination with the delivery portion, ofa drip pan adapted to seal said portion,.a pipe secured to and communicating with said an, a bracket carrying the inner end of sair pipe, a spring secured to the said delivery portion and resiliently supporting the outer portion of said pipe and its an, and a sump pan secured immediately elow the inner cm of thepipe leading from the drip pan.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature presence of two witnesses.

WESLEY M..R()Sl*].

"itnesses:

FRANK 1). RYAN, JAMns B. DnvINE.

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